Burglary 2

Susan Hall: Will you set targets for the Metropolitan Police on increasing the number of people charged with burglary offences?

The Mayor: I am committed to reducing crime in London and the local priorities we have set, in consultation with local police leaders and the elected local Council, are on local crime reduction priorities such as burglary. My Police and Crime Plan focuses on prevention; putting more police on the frontline; and increased resources for London's neighbourhood policing teams.
In relation to your question regarding people charged, the MPS has increased the charge rate for total burglaries from 4.7% to 5.2% for the 12 months up to May 2020.
Indeed, it should be noted that in 2015 the then Home Secretary Rt. Hon Teresa May abolished all central targets for policing as they distorted operational reality and hindered the fight against crime.